page_title: 2-Phenylpyridine
hierarchical_section_title: 2-Phenylpyridine
caption_attribution_description: English: Schematic of fac-(tris-(2,2'-phenylpyridine))iridium(III)
context_page_description: 2-Phenylpyridine is an organic compound with the formula C₆H₅C₅H₄N. It is a colourless viscous liquid. The compound and related derivatives have attracted interest as precursors to highly fluorescent metal complexes of possible value as organic light emitting diodes.
  The compound is prepared by the reaction of phenyl lithium with pyridine:
  C₆H₅Li + C₅H₅N → C₆H₅-C₅H₄N + LiH
  The reaction of iridium trichloride with 2-phenylpyridine proceeds via cyclometallation to give the chloride-bridged complex:
  4 C₆H₅-C₅H₄N + 2 IrCl₃(H₂O)₃ → Ir₂Cl₂(C₆H₄-C₅H₄N)₄ + 4 HCl
  This complex can be converted to the pictured tris derivative.
context_section_description: 2-Phenylpyridine is an organic compound with the formula  C₆H₅C₅H₄N.  It is a colourless viscous liquid.  The compound and related derivatives have attracted interest as precursors to highly fluorescent metal complexes of possible value as organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs).
  The compound is prepared by the reaction of phenyl lithium with pyridine:
  C₆H₅Li  +  C₅H₅N    →    C₆H₅-C₅H₄N  +  LiH
  The reaction of iridium trichloride with 2-phenylpyridine proceeds via cyclometallation to give the chloride-bridged complex:
  4 C₆H₅-C₅H₄N  +  2 IrCl₃(H₂O)₃   →   Ir₂Cl₂(C₆H₄-C₅H₄N)₄  +  4 HCl
  This complex can be converted to the pictured tris(cyclometallated) derivative.
caption: Structure of Ir(C6H4-C5H4N)3
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